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Ytterbium - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ytterbium : (noun)
1: a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the
lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite
and xenotime [syn: Yb, atomic number 70]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ytterbium : \Yt*ter"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See
Erbium.] (Chem.)
A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with
yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and
gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf.
Yttrium.
Note: Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and
probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ytterbium : Symbol: Yb
Atomic number: 70
Atomic weight: 173.04
Silvery metallic element of the lanthanoids. Seven natural isotopes and
ten artificial isotopes are known. Used in certain steels. Discovered by
J.D.G. Marignac in 1878.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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